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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1873056, member: 40"] Absolutely. Our defense was terrible. The tackling sucked. Our coverage sucked. Our pass rush sucked. We didn't contain. We barely slowed them down. It would have been worse if we didn't force some turnovers at key times. But do you honestly believe that them converting those long, downfield plays or long runs wasn't indicative of a talent differential? When they have 6-3 receivers going up top 50 yards downfield against a 5-10, less athletic CB trailing the play, you don't think that's a talent issue? C'mon. It absolutely was a talent issue. It was also an execution issue, which also pertains to the talent. I'm not sure if it was a game plan issue--welcome input on that. I just think that we lacked the capacity to slow them down, which is largely on personnel. And that there isn't a magic silver bullet we could have played tonight if the defensive scheme were something different, that would have improved results. [/QUOTE]